Forest of Life is a place for women to gather, learn, teach, make, rest, and try things we may not have had the space or courage to try before. You don't need to be a farmer, an outdoorswoman, particularly handy, or know the names of the trees. Come with curiosity. Come with something you want to learn. Come with something you already know and might be willing to share.​ There are many ways to find your way in.

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Take a Class

Learn something useful, beautiful, wild, or simply fun. Our small, hands-on classes range from growing food, herbal medicine, foraging, pruning, fermentation, and preserving to tool skills, simple carpentry, fire building, forest tending, off-grid systems, mending, and traditional crafts.​

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​​Gather With Us

Come around the table or the fire. Seasonal gatherings, women's circles, shared meals, forest walks, solstice celebrations, conversations, and occasional retreats create space to meet other women without the pressure to accomplish anything. Sometimes we gather simply because gathering matters.

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Teach Something

What do you know that another woman might love to learn? Maybe you can graft an apple tree, sharpen a knife, make an incredible loaf of bread, identify medicinal plants, repair a chair, knit a sock, navigate by the stars, make kimchi, tell a great story, or teach something we haven't thought of yet. You don't need to call yourself an expert. We are building a community where women teach women and knowledge moves across generations.

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Spend Time Here

Come for a little quiet. Walk in the woods. Work in the garden. Read. Write. Make something. Sit beside the creek and watch the water. Help with a project. Spend an evening around the fire. At times, we also offer simple stays and retreats for women looking for a longer stretch of space and solitude.

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Lend a Hand

There is always something happening here. Planting. Harvesting. Trail clearing. Building. Pruning. Preserving. Stacking wood. Making spaces more beautiful. Trying something that may or may not work. Work days are a chance to learn alongside other women while helping care for this place.

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​Bring an Idea

Forest of Life is intentionally unfinished. If there's something you'd like to learn, teach, make, explore, or gather women around, tell us. Some of the best things that happen here may be things we haven't imagined yet.

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Come curious.

Bring what you know.

Learn what you don't.

Leave a little wilder.